Essentials of cloud computing

Essentials of Cloud Computing

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-395

  Chandrasekaran, K ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GREEN COMPUTING; INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE (IAAS); OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS);

APPLICATION DEVELOPERS; CLOUD COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES; COMPUTING RESOURCE; DEPLOYMENT MODELS; ISSUES AND CHALLENGES; PROGRAMMING MODELS; SECURITY ISSUES; SERVICE PROVIDER;

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 85054238750     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b17805     Document Type: Book

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